HEATED OR COOLED DISHWASHER SAFE DISHWARE AND DRINKWARE
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Accused Products
Abstract
An actively heated mug or travel mug is provided. The mug or travel mug can include a body that receives a liquid therein and a heating system at least partially disposed in the body. The heating system can include one or more heating elements that heat a surface of the receiving portion of the body and one or more energy storage devices. The mug or travel mug can include a wireless power receiver that wirelessly receives power from a power source and control circuitry configured to charge one or more power storage elements and to control the delivery of electricity from the one or more power storage elements to the one or more heating elements. The mug or travel mug also can have one or more sensors that sense a parameter of the liquid or sense a parameter of the heating system and communicates the sensed information to the control circuitry. The control circuitry can turn on, turn off, and/or operate the heating element to actively heat at least a portion of the body to maintain the liquid in a heated state generally at a user selected temperature setting based at least in part on the sensed parameter information. The mug or travel mug can also be paired with a remote device or mobile electronic device to send or receive communications or commands.
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Citations
50 Claims
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21. An actively heated or cooled cup, mug, travel mug, baby bottle, beer mug, carafe, or liquid container, comprising:
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a body having a receiving portion for receiving and holding a liquid; and a heating or cooling system, comprising one or more heating or cooling elements configured to actively heat or cool at least a portion of the receiving portion of the body, control circuitry configured to control the operation of the one or more heating or cooling elements, and one or more liquid level sensors configured to sense a liquid level in the receiving portion and to communicate the sensed liquid level to the control circuitry, wherein the control circuitry is configured to operate each of the one or more heating or cooling elements independently of each other based at least in part on the sensed liquid level such that the control circuitry can turn off or turn on or reduce power to or increase power to at least one of the one or more heating or cooling elements based at least in part on the sensed liquid level, wherein the control circuit operates the one or more heating or cooling elements to induce circulation of the liquid in the receiving portion to achieve a generally uniform temperature in the volume of liquid in the receiving portion, and wherein as the sensed liquid level drops below a predetermined level, the control circuitry turns on power to or raises the power level to at least one of the one or more heating or cooling elements that is submerged below the liquid level or at least partially in thermal contact with the liquid. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 27, 28, 29)
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30. An actively heated or cooled cup, mug, travel mug, baby bottle, beer mug, carafe, or liquid container, comprising:
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a body having a receiving portion for receiving and holding a liquid; and a heating or cooling system, comprising one or more heating or cooling elements configured to actively heat or cool at least a portion of the receiving portion of the body, and control circuitry configured to control the operation of the one or more heating or cooling elements, wherein the control of or location of the one or more heating or cooling elements is configured to induce a circulation of liquid within the receiving portion of the body to maintain a generally uniform liquid temperature within the volume of liquid in the receiving portion, wherein as a sensed liquid level drops below a predetermined level, the control circuitry reduces power to or turns off at least one of the one or more heating cooling elements that is at least partially exposed above the liquid level or at least partially out of thermal contact with the liquid due to the drop in liquid level, and wherein as the sensed liquid level drops below the predetermined level, the control circuitry turns on power to or raises the power level to at least one of the one or more heating or cooling elements that is submerged below the liquid level or at least partially in thermal contact with the liquid. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An actively heated or cooled cup, mug, travel mug, baby bottle, beer mug, carafe or liquid container, comprising:
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a body having a receiving portion for receiving and holding a liquid; and a heating or cooling system, comprising one or more heating or cooling elements configured to actively heat or cool at least a portion of the receiving portion of the body, one or more power storage elements, a wireless power receiver configured to wirelessly receive power from a power source, control circuitry electrically connected to the wireless power receiver, the control circuitry configured to control the charging of the one or more power storage elements and to control the delivery of electricity from the one or more power storage elements to the one or more heating or cooling elements to maintain a temperature of the liquid at a predetermined drinking temperature or within a predetermined drinking temperature range, and one or more ultrasound liquid sensors configured to sense a level of the liquid in the receiving portion via a change in frequency and to communicate said sensed level information to the control circuitry, wherein the control circuitry is configured to operate the one or more heating or cooling elements to actively heat or cool at least a portion of the receiving portion of the body to maintain the temperature of the liquid generally at a user selected or factory preset drinking temperature setting based at least in part on the sensed liquid level, wherein as the sensed liquid level drops below a predetermined level, the control circuitry reduces power to or turns off at least one of the one or more heating or cooling elements that is at least partially exposed above the liquid level or at least partially out of thermal contact with the liquid due to the drop in liquid level, and wherein as the sensed liquid level drops below the predetermined level, the control circuitry turns on power to or raises the power level to at least one of the one or more heating or cooling elements that is submerged below the liquid level or at least partially in thermal contact with the liquid. - View Dependent Claims (39, 41, 43, 44)
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45. An actively heated or cooled cup, mug, travel mug, baby bottle, beer mug, carafe or liquid container, comprising:
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a body having a receiving portion for receiving and holding a liquid; and a heating or cooling system, comprising one or more heating or cooling elements configured to actively heat or cool at least a portion of the receiving portion of the body, one or more power storage elements, and control circuitry electrically connected to a wireless power receiver, the control circuitry configured to control the charging of the one or more power storage elements and to control the delivery of electricity from the one or more power storage elements to the one or more heating or cooling elements to actively raise or lower the temperature of the liquid to a predetermined drinking temperature or drinking temperature range, a wireless transmitter or receiver and/or transceiver configured to establish a communication connection with a remote device or mobile electronic device, the transceiver configured to transmit operation information to the remote device or mobile electronic device as well as to receive instructions from the remote device or mobile electronic device, and a display screen on a surface of the body, the display screen being electrically connected to the control circuitry, wherein as a sensed liquid level drops below a predetermined level, the control circuitry reduces power to or turns off at least one of the one or more heating or cooling elements that is at least partially exposed above the liquid level or at least partially out of thermal contact with the liquid due to the drop in liquid level, and wherein as the sensed liquid level drops below the predetermined level, the control circuitry turns on power to or raises the power level to at least one of the one or more heating or cooling elements that is submerged below the liquid level or at least partially in thermal contact with the liquid. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 49)
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